Mortaljive: The Rest is Silence

There is no still point in all the Universe, and that is the rock upon which I stand

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Area Gopher Tired of Easter References

(Jivester News, Ltd.) Stating that he was "exhausted" by local wags and their endless references to the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ in comparison to himself, area gopher Thaddeus "Tad" Kensington III has announced that his cave is not empty and that it "...can be plainly observed that I am alive and have not flown up into the sky to reign with the Father for eternity." Noting that Easter was especially difficult for him, he declared, "As a Christian rodent I take offence at the comparisons of me vis a vis the messiah. I was not crucified on Friday, only to be placed in this tomb and then "poof" gone on Sunday--only Jesus could ever do such a thing." He went on to note that his habitat wasn't a tomb at all, but was in fact a mid-century split level ranch.

Christianity Explained

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

In Central Oregon, a Glimpse of Eternal Love

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Candy Says

Live -- Antony and the Johnsons

"In interviews around the world in 2010, Antony described his work on Swanlights and The Crying Light
as "a collision between joy and a sense of hopelessness". Antony said
he was struggling to come to terms with the idea that he was part of a
society that was having a “virulent” impact on the earth.[9]
He suggested that the degradation of nature was partially a result of
the subjugation of women and earth-based spiritual systems.[9]
Antony also blamed the collapse of humanity's sustainable relationship
with the earth in part on the rise of patriarchal religions that suggest
the destiny of humanity to be "a paradise elsewhere". Interview Magazine describes Swanlights as “an emotional personal call for global, collective change”.

Vatican Shmatican

Sunday, March 10, 2013

The Invisible Cold, Dead Hand of the Free Market

Potential editorial for Guns and Ammo?

"As a way of giving thanks for his enormous contribution to the NRA and gun manufacturers, a memorial honoring Newtown child killer Adam Lanza should be erected outside NRA headquarters in Washington, DC, the sooner the better. While many have suggested that the pronounced increase in gun sales after the massacre was tied to fears about the nation's half white, half black president coming to take their guns away, it is only fitting that the gun lobby and the gun manufacturers themselves pay homage and construct a shrine commensurate with Mr. Lanza's contributions. After all, it was his extermination of six adults and twenty children (and the murder of his mother immediately prior, with his suicide immediately after) that precipitated a tremendous uptick in profits, and put Wayne LaPierre's face on TV for all to gaze upon. Perhaps a posthumous "Cold, Dead Hand" award should be given at a graveside ceremony, reminding all of the benefits of the free market in times of stress and anger. The stockholders should insist on nothing less!